Jeff Klein, Emergency Management Agency director for Wood County, has issued the following advisory:
What to expect:
- Wind Chills to -25F this morning “warm” to -10F to -20F this afternoon. Wind chills remain -10F to -20F through Sunday morning.
- Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph continue into this afternoon before subsiding more significantly tonight. Gusts may be higher near the lakeshore.
- Patchy blowing and drifting snow continues in open areas today, which can lead to continued poor travel conditions.
- Light snow may add a light dusting to half inch of fresh accumulation across parts of the area today, mainly this morning.
- Lake effect snow may bring accumulations to lakeshore communities in eastern Lake, Ashtabula, and Erie (PA) Counties tonight into Sunday. The highest confidence in this occurring is north of I-90 and I-86 in Erie County PA.
What has changed:
- The Wind Chill Warning will expire at 10 a.m. this morning. It will be replaced by a Wind Chill Advisory for the entire area from 10 a.m. this morning through noon Sunday.
- The Winter Storm Warning has expired for the entire area.
- A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued along and west of I-71 until 1 p.m. today for continued blowing and drifting snow.
- A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Lake and Ashtabula Counties until 4 p.m. today for continued blowing and drifting snow.
- A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Erie County PA until 4 p.m. Sunday for a combination of continued blowing and drifting snow today, and lake effect snow in northern portions of the county tonight and Sunday.
The following links can be bookmarked for the latest information:
Winter Storm details can be found here.
Additional information and snowfall graphics can be found at: www.weather.gov/cle/winter
The latest forecast for your location can be found by clicking on the map at www.weather.gov/cle.
Click here for our quick brief webpage, which includes the latest briefing slides.
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